New Features in Digital Performer 7.24

OVERVIEW Pro Tools | HD system requirements This document provides information about new features in Digital Performer supports DAE version 8.0–8.0.3 with the Digital Performer 7 and late-breaking information not following Digidesign Pro Tools systems: covered in the Digital Performer User Guide. ■ Pro Tools | HD (1, 2 or 3) System requirements ...... 1 ■ Pro Tools | HD Accel Users of previous versions of Digital Performer ...... 1 Enhancements in version 7.24 ...... 2 Pro Tools version 8.0 cs3 or later is strongly recommended. Enhancements in version 7.23 ...... 2 ☛ Enhancements in version 7.22 ...... 2 Support for Pro Tools 8.0.3 requires that Pro Tools is Enhancements in version 7.21 ...... 2 installed before installing Digital Performer 7.1 or later. If New features in version 7.2 ...... 3 Pro Tools 8.0.3 is installed after Digital Performer 7.1 or later, Enhancements in version 7.12 ...... 5 the Digital Performer installer must be run again for DAE to Enhancements in version 7.11 ...... 6 function properly. New features in version 7.1 ...... 7 ☛ Avid has announced the end of support for DAE mode Enhancements in version 7.02 ...... 14 in third-party applications such as Digital Performer and Enhancements in version 7.01 ...... 14 Logic. Digital Performer 7.24 is anticipated to be the final New features in version 7.0 ...... 15 version of Digital Performer to support the use of DAE as the audio engine. For more information, please refer to “Supported Pro Tools systems” on page 2 in the Digital SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS Performer DAE Guide (Help menu). Minimum requirements Digital Performer 7.24 requires: While Avid is bringing third-party DAE support to a close, they have opened third-party support for their Pro Tools|HD ■ PowerPC G4 CPU 1 GHz or faster (including PowerPC G5 Native system. This allows you to run Digital Performer as a CPUs and all Intel processor Macs) complete software front end for the Pro Tools|HD Native system and its audio interfaces. For more information, please ■ 1 GB RAM or more refer to“DAE versus MAS” on page 1 in the Digital Performer ■ Mac OS X version 10.5 or 10.6; v10.5.8 or later is required DAE Guide.

■ A display with 1024 x 768 resolution or higher USERS OF PREVIOUS VERSIONS OF DIGITAL PERFORMER Computer recommendations If you are familiar with Digital Performer version 5 or earlier, The recommended system for Digital Performer 7.21 is: please note that some user interface elements have changed in Digital Performer version 6 and later. For information on ■ PowerPC G5 or Intel CPU, with multi-core processor or these changes, please refer to the “Users of previous versions multiple processors of Digital Performer” page in DP’s online help files (Help ■ 2 GB RAM or more menu > Digital Performer Help).

■ A display with 1280 x 1024 resolution or higher The faster the Mac, and the more RAM installed in it, the more responsive Digital Performer is. Scrolling during playback is smoother, the counter updates regularly, and actions that you take with the program are faster — especially during playback.

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ENHANCEMENTS IN VERSION 7.24 ENHANCEMENTS IN VERSION 7.21 Improvements, optimizations, and refinements can be found Audio pitch automation reference ...... 2 in the following areas: Other changes ...... 2

■ Mac OS X 10.7 (Lion) support: Digital Performer 7.24 is AUDIO PITCH AUTOMATION REFERENCE compatible with Lion. There is now a preference to adjust the reference frequency ■ Other enhancements: various additional improvements. for audio pitch automation in the Data Display preference pane. This preference defines the A above middle C, with a ENHANCEMENTS IN VERSION 7.23 default setting of 440 Hz. Improvements, optimizations, and refinements can be found in the following areas:

■ Transport: starting and stopping playback when virtual instruments are used.

■ Plug-ins: impulse reponse management in ProVerb; initial playback in MasterWorks EQ when transport is started.

■ Import & Export: reading audio files from a CD; opening Performer project files.

ENHANCEMENTS IN VERSION 7.22 Improvements, optimizations, and refinements can be found in the following areas:

■ Analysis: waveform overview construction. Figure 1: Audio pitch automation reference ■ Import & Export: interchanging AIFF files with Pro Tools; importing bundles during Load operations; saving project OTHER CHANGES files. Improvements, optimizations, and refinements can be found in the following areas: ■ Plug-ins: impulse reponse management in ProVerb; state

saving and loading in MasterWorks Leveler; Shift-dragging ■ Analysis: waveform overview construction. graph points in MasterWorks EQ. ■ Import & Export: importing CAF files; importing ■ Miscellaneous: managing sidechain output bundles; Broadcast WAVE files with timestamps; attempting to export bringing application into focus when not in front. MP3 when LAME.framework is not installed.

■ Mixing Board: drag and drop of effects clippings.

■ Miscellaneous: consistency of commands and menu items; closing a project with the Preferences window open; reporting of missing soundbites when opening old projects.

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NEW FEATURES IN VERSION 7.2 Contextual menu items Contextual menus ...... 3 The menu items shown in the contextual menu will depend Themes ...... 4 on the context, as the name implies. For example, if you Open Sound Control (OSC) ...... 4 right-click on a selection of audio data in the Sequence Live search...... 5 Editor (as shown in Figure 2), you will see contextual menu Other changes ...... 5 items for moving and editing audio data, opening the data in other windows, and Sequence Editor track options. Some CONTEXTUAL MENUS menu items may be unavailable temporarily (grayed out) Contextual menus have been added throughout Digital depending on the kind of selection you have made, which Performer to provide convenient access to frequently used layer is active, whether there is any data on the clipboard, and commands and options. so on.

All items that appear in the contextual menus are available elsewhere as regular menu items, mini-menu items, keyboard shortcuts, and so on. That is, the contextual menu is never the only place to find a command or option.

Object selections When there is object-selected data (such as MIDI notes, soundbites, and so on), right-clicking directly on the selected items will open the contextual menu for those items. However, in cases where it is difficult to click directly on a small object, so you may also right-click in the empty space above or below the selection in the same track.

For example, say you have selected multiple MIDI notes, the first of which starts at 13|1|000 and the last of which ends at 16|3|240 (Figure 3). The contextual menu for those selected notes can be invoked by right-clicking on any of the selected notes, or in any empty space in that track between 13|1|000 and 16|3|240. If you right-click before 13|1|000 or after Figure 2: The contextual menu for an audio selection in the Sequence Editor 16|3|240, or directly on an unselected note, the original To access the contextual menu, click with the right mouse selection will be deselected. button or hold the Control key and click with the left mouse button.

☛ Existing behaviors which utilize clicking while holding the Control key take precedence over the contextual menu. That is, when Control-click is already used in a particular context for a different function, you must use right-click to access the contextual menu.

Figure 3: Opening the contextual menu for a selection of MIDI notes

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THEMES Selection Color Digital Performer’s user interface can now be changed with Selection color can also be further customized. themes. A Themes preference panel has been added to the Option Where the color is defined Preferences window (Digital Performer menu). Use Theme’s Selection Color The theme

Use A Custom Selection Color The single color picker

Use the System Selection Color The Highlight Color setting in System Preferences > Appearance

Examples are shown for each of the selection color options.

Managing theme files Themes are installed in the following location:

/Library/Application Support/MOTU/Digital Performer/ Themes/

Press the Open button (Figure 4 on page 4) to open a Finder window to the folder on disk which contains your theme files. There, you can rename, copy, delete, etc. your theme files.

OPEN SOUND CONTROL (OSC) Digital Performer now supports the Open Sound Control (OSC) protocol via a control surface plug-in. OSC is used in a variety of software and hardware devices, such as Figure 4: Themes preferences Max/MSP, Pure Data, CSound, TouchOSC, Monome 40h, and more. For information on the OSC protocol, please see A variety of themes are included. To change the theme, select http://opensoundcontrol.org. a theme in the list and press the Choose button. OSC plug-in installation The DP Version column displays the compatible versions of The Open Sound Control plug-in is placed by the Digital Performer for each theme. If a theme does not Digital Performer installer into the standard location for support the current version of Digital Performer, the theme Digital Performer control surface plug-ins: will be unavailable (grayed out). /Library/Audio/Plug-ins/MOTU Control Surface/ A text description and preview image of the selected theme is displayed in the bottom portion of the Preferences window. Configuring an OSC device To use an OSC device with Digital Performer, choose Setup Meter Color menu > Control Surface Setup. Click the + button to add a Meter color can be further customized. control surface, then choose “Open Sound Control” from the Option Where the color is defined Driver menu, as shown in Figure 5. Use Theme’s Meter Color The theme

Use A Custom Color The single color picker

Use A Custom Color Gradient The three color pickers, for the bottom, middle, and peak ranges, respectively

Animated examples are shown for each of the meter color options.

Figure 5: Configuring an OSC device

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Input Port defaults to zero, which means that an arbitrary, ■ Export: bouncing as MP3; exporting Search results. non-conflicting network port will be assigned internally and ■ Editing: boundaries of time-stretched soundbites. published via Bonjour. If you would like to use a specific port, enter the desired port instead of zero. (This may be ■ Miscellaneous: window management when using the necessary when the OSC client does not support Bonjour Consolidated Window; soloing the Graphic Editor when discovery.) floating windows are present; floating Control Panel; adding new control items to a Custom Console. OSC implementation documentation Digital Performer’s implementation of the OSC protocol is described in the OSC Programming Guide for Digital ENHANCEMENTS IN VERSION 7.12 Performer, available via Help menu > Control Surfaces Help. Mixing Board scrolling preference ...... 5 This information is needed only if you are creating your own Other changes ...... 5 OSC application or hardware device; it is not needed if you are simply using a hardware or software device which supports OSC. MIXING BOARD SCROLLING PREFERENCE A new preference has been added to the Mixing Board mini- LIVE SEARCH menu: “Enable Mouse Wheel for Sliders and Knobs”. When Live search fields have been added to the Soundbites window enabled, the mouse scroll wheel can be used to adjust the and Commands window. As you type a search term, the volume fader, pan knob, and other sliders and knobs; when window will update in realtime to display the relevant results. disabled, the mouse scroll wheel only scrolls the Mixing Board window.

Figure 7: Mixing Board mouse wheel scrolling preference Figure 6: Live search in the Commands window OTHER CHANGES To clear the search results and return to the regular view, Improvements, optimizations, and refinements can be found click the “x” button at the right side of the search field, or in the following areas: press the Escape key.

■ Analysis: waveform overview construction. OTHER CHANGES Improvements, optimizations, and refinements can be found in the following areas:

■ Drum Editor: saving pitch groups.

■ Mixing Board: changing pan value via readout; selecting an insert when Show V-Racks is enabled.

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ENHANCEMENTS IN VERSION 7.11 Control Surface Setup ...... 6 MIDI device configuration ...... 6 Other changes ...... 6

CONTROL SURFACE SETUP When configuring control surfaces in the Control Surface Setup dialog (Setup menu), the Input Port and Output Port of each device can now be specified independently.

Figure 9: MIDI output selection

OTHER CHANGES Improvements, optimizations, and refinements can be found in the following areas:

■ Analysis: waveform overview construction.

■ Editing: bite volume editing; Chord Symbol and Lyrics operations; sync point editing in Event List; Audio Mute

Figure 8: Input and Output Port selection in Control Surface Setup event editing; Poly Aftertouch editing. This provides additional flexibility when making device ■ Effects: display of automation events for MAS plug-ins; connections, and provides compatibility with certain kinds response of MAS instruments to received notes. of hardware and software control surfaces which specify ■ Mixing Board: indication of record status. different ports for input and output. ■ Drum Editor: saving pitch groups. MIDI DEVICE CONFIGURATION ■ Import & Export: saving templates; dragging clippings Menus which display MIDI input or MIDI output into the Conductor track; certain Bounce to Disk operations; connections now display all ports, even if the port does not saving Selection time format; population of Recent Files have a connection to a device in Audio MIDI Setup. This menu; drag and drop audio file export. provides quicker configuration of devices which connect directly to the computer and do not require any further ■ Miscellaneous: checking for updates; operations involving configuration in Audio MIDI Setup, such as many USB MIDI read-only files or volumes; Information Bar configuration; controllers. handling of missing fonts; Auto-Scrolling; responsiveness of controls and value fields; playback of ReWire slaves; recall of MIDI ports which do not have a device connected to them window sets; instrument sidechain outputs. will be listed in the “Unconfigured Ports” sub-menu (see example Figure 9, below).

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NEW FEATURES IN VERSION 7.1 ☛ The Edit Tracks in Closed Folders option, previously Folder contents overview...... 7 found in the Tracks Window’s mini-menu, has been Automatic addition of inserts...... 7 removed. If you make a selection which includes a closed Insert Settings presets ...... 7 folder but do not wish to edit a folder’s contents, deselect the EQ and Dynamics Bypass shortcut...... 8 folder by Command-clicking its name in the Tracks List. Open Instrument shortcut ...... 8 Track type icons in menus ...... 9 Dragging data into folders Occupied inserts in the Inserts menu ...... 9 When a selection of data in the Tracks Overview is dragged Fine control keyboard modifier...... 9 into a folder, a new track will be created inside the folder for Trim tool for Continuous Data ...... 9 the dragged data. New plug-in: Tuner...... 10 Track controls on folders Custom ’59: Power Amp ...... 10 Folders now have track controls, such as Play-enable, Solo More plug-in presets...... 11 Exempt, and Lock, which toggle the corresponding settings Bundles improvements ...... 11 on the tracks inside the folder. Indication of multiple takes...... 11 Core Audio Format (CAF) audio file import ...... 12 AUTOMATIC ADDITION OF INSERTS Aliased folder as Clipping folder ...... 12 In the Mixing Board, another row of empty inserts will be Keyboard shortcut improvements...... 12 added automatically when the bottommost insert in any Preferences additions and improvements ...... 12 track is filled. Inserts will be added one row at a time, until Customizing Selection Information...... 13 the maximum is reached (20 inserts). Automatic update check...... 13 Custom Console creation from Window Target menu ...... 13 If you load an effects clipping or Insert Settings preset (see Other changes ...... 13 below) and there are more inserts in the clipping than are currently displayed in the Mixing Board, additional inserts FOLDER CONTENTS OVERVIEW will be added automatically to accommodate it. Folders now show an overview of their contents in the Tracks Window. When the folder is collapsed, the overview reflects INSERT SETTINGS PRESETS the colors of the individual tracks contained in the folder; Chains of inserts can be saved and recalled with the new when the folder is expanded, the overview is grayscale (see Insert Settings menu found at the top of the Inserts section in Figure 10 below). the Mixing Board and Channel Strip. A variety of factory presets are included, and you can edit, save, and recall your Folder selections own presets. In the Tracks Overview, a time range selection can be made in collapsed or expanded folders, making a selection across all of the tracks in the folder. The selected data can then be copied, pasted, and otherwise edited like any other selection.

In the Tracks List, selecting the folder name selects all of the tracks in the folder.

Figure 10: Folder contents overview in the Tracks Overview

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/Library/Application Support/MOTU/Digital Performer/ Insert Settings Presets

For more information on Clippings, see “Aliased folder as Clipping folder” on page 12 of this document and chapter 59, “Clippings” (page 719) in the DP User Guide.

Bypass toggle Option-click the Insert Settings menu to toggle Bypass of all inserts on that track at once.

Insert Settings presets in insert slots Insert Settings presets can also be loaded from individual insert slots. In any insert pop-up menu in the Mixing Board and Effects window, Insert Settings presets can be loaded from the Insert Settings submenu. In this case, the Insert Settings preset will be spliced in starting at the chosen slot. Other inserts that are already loaded on that track will not be Figure 11: Insert Settings presets menu in the Mixing Board removed; if necessary, existing inserts will be moved to lower These presets affect only the inserts; other track settings, slots to allow room for the new inserts. such as the fader or pan knob, are not affected.

Insert Settings menu commands Save Insert Settings: saves a new insert settings file.

Delete Insert Settings: deletes the current insert settings file and clears the inserts. You will be warned that the action cannot be undone.

Restore Last Insert Settings: reloads the preset which was most recently loaded.

Open Insert Settings Folder: opens a Finder window revealing the insert settings files. There, you can rename, copy, delete, and move your files. Figure 12: Loading an Insert Settings presets in a insert slot will move existing inserts if necessary Clear Inserts: removes all effects inserts. On instrument tracks, this command removes only the effects inserts; the Insert Settings presets when adding instrument tracks instrument insert is unaffected. Insert Settings presets are also available when adding an instrument track via Project menu > Add Track > Instrument Common folder Track or Project menu > Add Track > Add Instruments. Presets for each track type (MIDI, Audio, Aux, and so on) are saved in separate folders. However, if you would like a preset EQ AND DYNAMICS BYPASS SHORTCUT to appear in the Insert Settings menu for all types of tracks The EQ and Dynamics Graphs can now be Option-clicked to that use audio effects plug-ins (Audio, Aux, Instrument, and toggle the associated plug-in’s Bypass. Master Fader), save the preset in the Common folder. Common presets appear at the bottom of the Insert Settings OPEN INSTRUMENT SHORTCUT menu on audio tracks. For instrument tracks and MIDI tracks assigned to virtual instruments, an Open Instrument shortcut has been added to Insert Settings are clippings open the instrument plug-in window. This shortcut is Insert Settings preset files are actually clipping files, so they available in a number of ways: can be used with all of the usual clippings operations. The insert settings files are located in: ■ keyboard shortcut

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■ Mixing Board track menu TRIM TOOL FOR CONTINUOUS DATA The Trim tool can now be used on continuous data, such as ■ Track Inspector/Info Bar button audio track volume, MIDI CCs, and pitch bend. If a MIDI track is not assigned to a virtual instrument, the Open Instrument command will be unavailable.

TRACK TYPE ICONS IN MENUS Menus which show a mixture of different track types, such as Figure 15: Trim tool in the Tool palette the Effects window’s Track menu, now display track type When the Trim tool is chosen and the mouse is directly over icons next to each track name. continuous data, the Trim tool cursor will change to a hand with a pointed finger. You can click on a data point, or on the line segment between data points, and drag it up or down to trim its value.

Figure 16: Trimming continuous data If there is a time range selection or object selection of continuous data, clicking and dragging on one of the selected line segments or data points will move all of the selected data.

Scaling continuous data A selection of continuous data can also be scaled with the Figure 13: Track type icons in the Effects window’s Track menu Trim tool. When there is a time range or object selection of continuous data, move the cursor within the selection (but OCCUPIED INSERTS IN THE INSERTS MENU not directly over a point or line segment) then click and drag The Inserts menu in the Effects window now displays the up or down. names of the plug-ins instantiated in each slot.

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Figure 14: Occupied inserts in the Effects window’s Insert menu

FINE CONTROL KEYBOARD MODIFIER Many controls in Digital Performer, such as volume faders in the Mixing Board, can now be adjusted with finer control by holding the Command key. Figure 17: Scaling continuous data Points are automatically added at the boundaries of the selection to preserve the data before and after the selection.

9 NEW FEATURES IN DIGITAL PERFORMER 7.24 Flattening continuous data Meter value: difference between the detected note and the Holding the Option key while using the Trim tool as detected frequency, in cents. described above will flatten the data rather than scale it. Arrows: the direction in which the detected frequency needs to move to match the frequency of the detected note. The color of the arrows changes progressively in the same manner as the meter segments. When the detected fundamental frequency matches the detected note within three cents, both arrows will be illuminated.

Reference frequency: sets the frequency reference for the pitch A4, between 400 and 480 Hz. The default frequency is 440 Hz.The reference frequency can be adjusted in increments as small as 0.01 Hz when Command-dragging on the bar below the number.

Reference generator: generates a tone at the reference frequency. Click the tuning fork button to toggle the generator. Click and drag on the bar below it to adjust the Figure 18: Flattening continuous data output level of the generator. NEW PLUG-IN: TUNER Tuning stereo signals When tuning a stereo signal, the Tuner plug-in analyzes the sum of the two channels. If the channels are not phase coherent, the Tuner plug-in may not be able to measure the frequency of the signal.

CUSTOM ’59: POWER AMP M-M M-S M-n S-S S-n n-n A Power Amp stage has been added to Custom ’59, which contributes to a more realistic amplifier model. yes yes no yes no no When Preamp is selected in the new Power Amp menu, only The Tuner plug-in is an accurate and easy to use tuner. the pre-amp stage of Custom ’59 is activated. When one of Detected frequency: fundamental frequency of the the other settings is chosen, both the pre-amp stage and the incoming signal, in Hertz (Hz). power amp stage are activated. Additionally, the Presence control appears, which controls a progressive high frequency Detected note: note name and octave that correspond to the shelf (Figure 19 on page 11). detected fundamental frequency.

Meter: representation of the pitch difference between the detected note and the detected fundamental frequency. The horizontal position of the illuminated segments indicates how far the detected frequency is from the detected note. The number of illuminated segments indicates uncertainty or inharmonicity in the signal; a greater number of illuminated segments represents greater uncertainty. The color of the segments changes gradually from green (in tune) to yellow, orange, and red (progressively further out of tune).

10 NEW FEATURES IN DIGITAL PERFORMER 7.24 BUNDLES IMPROVEMENTS

Bundles are bolded when in use Bundles which are already in use are now bolded in input and output assignment menus.

Figure 20: Bundles which are already in use are bolded

Row and column highlighting in Bundles window The names of the row and column under the mouse cursor Figure 19: Custom ’59 Power Amp settings are now highlighted, making it easier to determine which row and column you are currently in. Power Amp models Each Power Amp model has different characteristics.

Preamp: clean, high-fidelity solid-state power stage (no post-processing of pre-amp model beyond a simple gain control).

Vintage: spongy, touch-sensitive and loose to the point of sounding “flabby” at high distortion levels.

Classic: still touch-sensitive but with a more defined overdrive character.

Modern: tighter, sacrificing some touch-sensitivity for

increased definition at maximum drive levels. Figure 21: Highlighting in the Bundles window

MORE PLUG-IN PRESETS Clear and Import Bundles command A number of Digital Performer’s included plug-ins have The Bundles window mini-menu now contains a Clear and additional factory presets. Import Bundles command. This command is similar to the existing Import Bundles command, except that it clears the existing bundles before importing bundles.

INDICATION OF MULTIPLE TAKES When a track contains multiple takes, a bullet (•) is displayed to the right of the take name.

Figure 22: Indication of multiple takes

11 NEW FEATURES IN DIGITAL PERFORMER 7.24 CORE AUDIO FORMAT (CAF) AUDIO FILE IMPORT PREFERENCES ADDITIONS AND IMPROVEMENTS Core Audio Format (CAF) audio files can now be imported. When multi-channel CAF files are imported, they will be Edit Windows A new preference, Show tempo mismatch lines, has been converted to stereo. added to the Edit Windows preferences to toggle the display ALIASED FOLDER AS CLIPPING FOLDER of red lines which appear when a soundbite doesn’t match Folders can now be aliased into any location where clipping the sequence tempo. folders are located. For example, you could create an alias to Consolidated Windows your Apple Loops folder (/Library/Audio/Apple Loops) in A new preference, Maximum rows to add in a sidebar, has the global clippings folder (~/Library/Preferences/ been added to the Consolidated Windows preferences. After MOTU Clippings). the maximum has been reached, when opening a window This provides a way to treat any location on your hard drive that will open in the Consolidated Window sidebar, tabs will as a clipping window, making its content readily available be added to the existing sidebar cells. within Digital Performer without duplicating the folder’s Colors contents. A button has been added to the Colors preference to provide KEYBOARD SHORTCUT IMPROVEMENTS quick access to the Edit Color Schemes dialog.

Quick Filter keyboard shortcut Document The Quick Filter command, found in the Graphic Editor, The Startup preferences have been renamed as the Drum Editor, and Notation Editor mini-menus, can now be Document preferences. assigned a keyboard shortcut. Additionally, an Auto Save section has been added. Auto Save Nudge Up and Nudge Down keyboard shortcuts can be toggled on or off, and the save interval can be The Nudge Up and Nudge Down commands can now be used specified in minutes from one minute to one hour. You can in the edit windows on MIDI notes. The default assignments Auto Save the current file, or Save A Copy As to save as a are Command–Control–Up Arrow and Command– separate backup file. Control–Down Arrow.

Zoom All The Way Out Horizontally The Zoom All The Way Out Horizontally command (Command–Option–Left Arrow) now zooms out to display the entire length of the sequence, rather than zooming out as far as possible.

Reveal In Finder command in Audio menu The Reveal in Finder command, previously available only as a keyboard shortcut, is now also available in the Audio menu.

Searching the Commands list When the Commands window is opened, the Search field is now focused and ready for text input.

Figure 23: Auto Save preferences

12 NEW FEATURES IN DIGITAL PERFORMER 7.24 CUSTOMIZING SELECTION INFORMATION CUSTOM CONSOLE CREATION FROM WINDOW The Selection Information window, and its corresponding TARGET MENU Information Bar section, can now display multiple time A new Custom Console can now be created via the Window formats. This is configured in the Selection Information Target menu of any Custom Console window. section of the Time Formats window (Setup menu).

Figure 26: Creating a new Custom Console via the Window Target menu

OTHER CHANGES Additional improvements, optimizations, and refinements can be found in the following areas:

■ Tracks Window: gliding over controls in Tracks List; consistency of Sequence menu commands.

■ Drum Editor: saving drum kits.

■ Sequence Editor: display of soundbite time when edge editing.

■ QuickScribe Editor: grouping of mini-menu commands.

■ Import & Export: REX import; MP3 import; management of Recent Files menu; canceling while opening project;

Figure 24: Customizing the Selection Information display managing file extensions of imported audio files which must be converted; replacing existing files when saving; importing AUTOMATIC UPDATE CHECK audio files and converting tempo; notifications when CD Digital Performer can now check for new versions of Digital burning does not finish successfully. Performer automatically. When a new version is available, a ■ Mixing Board: appearance of sequence and V-Rack tracks dialog will prompt you with options to download or skip the with differing numbers of inserts; moving tracks in a V-Rack update. which is shown alongside a sequence; moving aux and master fader tracks which contain automation to V-Racks; dragging plug-ins between inserts.

■ Playback: starting from sequence start with ReWire slave.

■ Miscellaneous: placement of scroll arrows; Help tags; window zooming; reporting of key binding conflicts.

Figure 25: Automatic update check This automatic check can be disabled by deselecting Help menu > Check for Updates Automatically. To check for updates manually, choose Help menu > Check for Updates Now.

13 NEW FEATURES IN DIGITAL PERFORMER 7.24 ENHANCEMENTS IN VERSION 7.02 QUICKSCRIBE: CHORD SYMBOLS PREFERENCES Improvements, optimizations, and refinements can be found An Apply To Score button has been added to the Chord in the following areas: Symbols pane in the Preferences window (Digital Performer menu). This button applies changes made in the Chord ■ Transport: responsiveness of transport controls. Symbol preferences to the current project’s QuickScribe

■ Miscellaneous: changing audio hardware driver’s sample score. rate.

ENHANCEMENTS IN VERSION 7.01 Countoff: Follow Conductor ...... 14 QuickScribe: Chord Symbols preferences ...... 14 QuickScribe: Other enhancements ...... 14 Shortcuts window keyboard shortcut ...... 14 Other changes ...... 14

Figure 28: Chord symbol preferences’ Apply To Score button COUNTOFF: FOLLOW CONDUCTOR A new Countoff click option has been added: Follow QUICKSCRIBE: OTHER ENHANCEMENTS Conductor. This option causes the Countoff click to follow Various enhancements have been made to operations in the the Conductor track’s click mode. QuickScribe Editor:

■ Lyric placement when changing score options, and when nudging lyrics when they may collide with other lyrics.

■ Lyric operations with international text, including Japanese.

■ Switching out of pop-edited text boxes or chord symbols.

OTHER CHANGES Additional improvements, optimizations, and refinements can be found in the following areas:

Figure 27: Countoff preferences’ Follow Conductor option ■ Event List: display of chord symbols.

Additionally, the Default mode from previous versions has ■ Automatic Conversions: converting interleave format; been renamed Default for Meter. converting other attributes without converting sample rate.

SHORTCUTS WINDOW KEYBOARD SHORTCUT ■ File saving: recalling previously used location for certain The Shortcuts window (Studio menu) has been assigned save operations. Option-X as its default keyboard shortcut. This assignment can be changed or removed in the Commands window (Setup menu).

14 NEW FEATURES IN DIGITAL PERFORMER 7.24 NEW FEATURES IN VERSION 7.0 Each section has two components: a group of controls for EQ & Dynamics in Mixing Board ...... 15 configuring and editing the plug-in, and a graph displaying a V-Rack Edit button in Mixing Board...... 17 visual representation of the plug-in settings. Show V-Racks in Mixing Board...... 18 Channel Strip ...... 19 The controls which edit the plug-in settings work in the same Two line Information Bar...... 20 manner as they do in the regular plug-in window, but there Range automation modes ...... 20 are a few additional controls in the channel strip for New effects plug-ins ...... 21 managing the EQ and Dynamics sections in the Mixing Audio Unit instrument sidechain inputs ...... 28 Board. Wave64 ...... 28 as Realtime Fades ...... 29 Improved sample rate conversion ...... 29 QuickScribe: Lyrics ...... 29 QuickScribe: Chord Symbols...... 32 QuickScribe: Other enhancements ...... 33 Merge Soundbites enhancement...... 34 Improved phrase parsing in Tracks Overview ...... 34 Marker counter ...... 34 Effect toggle button Select Insert/Default menu Resizable Counter window ...... 34 Open EQplug-in controls button Copy & paste counter values...... 34 Figure 30: EQ and Dynamics controls Counter Round on Entry ...... 34 Effect toggle button: When the section is empty, this button instantiates the default EQ or Dynamics plug-in (as chosen EQ & DYNAMICS IN MIXING BOARD in the Select Insert/Default menu, below). When a plug-in is Two new sections, EQ and Dynamics, have been added to the already present, clicking this button toggles the plug-in’s Mixing Board, which provide visual feedback and quick- bypass. access control of each track’s EQ and dynamics plug-ins.

as Open plug-in button: Clicking this button opens the Effects window for the associated EQ or Dynamics plug-in.

Select Insert/Default menu: The top portion of this menu chooses the insert assigned to the section; the bottom portion chooses the default type of EQ or Dynamics plug-in.

Compatible plug-ins The EQ and Dynamics sections are compatible with all of EQ Graph Digital Performer’s included EQ and dynamics plug-ins:

EQ Controlscontrols ■ MasterWorks EQ

■ ParaEQ (2-, 4-, or 8-band) Dynamics Graph ■ Dynamics Dynamics ■ MasterWorks Compressor Controls ■ MasterWorks Gate

■ MasterWorks Leveler

■ MasterWorks Limiter Figure 29: The EQ and Dynamics sections in the Mixing Board

15 NEW FEATURES IN DIGITAL PERFORMER 7.24 Selecting a plug-in Dynamics To select a plug-in for the EQ or Dynamics section when the as section is empty, choose the desired plug-in from the bottom portion of the Select Insert/Default menu. You can also instantiate the default (checked) plug-in by pressing the Input Gain Output Gain Effect toggle button or by double-clicking the graph. EQ Thresholdcontrols Ratio Dynamics mode as (Compressor or Effect Select Insert Expander mode only) toggle section button Figure 33: Dynamics controls for Dynamics plug-in

Default section For more information, see “Dynamics” on page 880 in the Digital Performer Users Guide.

Figure 31: Select Insert/Default menu MasterWorks Compressor Alternatively, you can associate the EQ or Dynamics sections as with any compatible EQ or Dynamics plug-ins which are already instantiated. Use the top portion of the Select Insert/ Default menu to choose an existing instance. Input Gain Ratio EQ Thresholdcontrols When opening projects from previous versions of Digital Makeup Gain Band selection Performer, the EQ and Dynamics sections will automatically display the first compatible EQ and Dynamics plug-ins. If Figure 34: Dynamics controls for MasterWorks compressor you have multiple EQ or Dynamics plug-ins instantiated on a track, use the top portion of the Select Insert/Default menu For more information, see “MasterWorks Compressor” on to change which plug-in’s controls appear in the EQ or page 887 in the Digital Performer Users Guide. Dynamics section, as described above. MasterWorks Gate EQ Controls as The EQ controls display the settings for the EQ band chosen under the Band Selection menu. Input Gain as EQ Thresholdcontrols Range Channel selection (stereo only) Gain Band toggle EQFrequency controls Band type/slopeEQ controls Figure 35: Dynamics controls for MasterWorks Gate Q Band selection For more information, see “MasterWorks Gate” on page 897 in the Digital Performer Users Guide.

Figure 32: EQ controls MasterWorks Leveler The controls in the EQ section work similarly when using as MasterWorks EQ or ParaEQ. For more information on each plug-in, see “MasterWorks EQ” on page 890 and “Parametric EQ” on page 907 in the Digital Performer Users Gain Reduction Meter mode Guide. MakeupEQ controls Gain Opto-coupler model Response Compress/limit Dynamics Controls The controls shown in the Dynamics section vary according to the plug-in you have chosen. Figure 36: Dynamics controls for MasterWorks Leveler For more information, see “MasterWorks Leveler” on page 899 in the Digital Performer Users Guide.

16 NEW FEATURES IN DIGITAL PERFORMER 7.24 MasterWorks Limiter Pre-rendering as Showing the EQ and Dynamics sections in the Mixing Board causes any associated plug-ins to be processed in real-time, i.e. not pre-rendered. Input Gain Right Input Gain EQ Thresholdcontrols (stereo only) Hiding the EQ and Dynamics sections Ceiling The EQ and Dynamics sections can be shown or hidden by toggling them in the Mixing Board mini-menu. The EQ Controls, EQ Graph, Dynamics Controls, and Dynamics Figure 37: Dynamics controls for MasterWorks Limiter Graph can all be hidden or shown independently. For more information, see “MasterWorks Limiter” on page 901 in the Digital Performer Users Guide. V-RACK EDIT BUTTON IN MIXING BOARD The V-Rack (V) button in the lower left corner of the Mixing Graphs Board window toggles between the last-viewed sequence and The EQ and Dynamics graphs provide a visual represen- the last-viewed V-Rack. Option-clicking the V-Rack button tation of the plug-in’s settings. The graphs are customized for toggles the “Show V-Racks” option, discussed below. each plug-in so the most relevant settings are displayed. Two as example graphs are shown below:

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EQEQ controls graph Dynamics graph (MasterWorks EQ) (Dynamics plug-in) Figure 39: The V-Rack button Figure 38: EQ and Dynamics graphs The graphs are for display purposes only — controls shown in the graphs cannot be edited directly. To edit the plug-in settings, use the EQ or Dynamics controls beneath the graphs, or double-click a graph to open the Effects window.

17 NEW FEATURES IN DIGITAL PERFORMER 7.24 SHOW V-RACKS IN MIXING BOARD as V-Racks can now be displayed alongside your sequence tracks in the Mixing Board with the “Show V-Racks” option in the Mixing Board mini-menu.

When enabled, the V-Rack tracks will be displayed to the right of your sequence tracks (Figure 40) and each V-Rack is displayed as a track folder in the Mixing Board’s track selector (Figure 41)

To hide individual tracks from the V-Racks, deselect their name in the track selector; to hide entire V-Racks, deselect the V-Rack’s folder by clicking on its name, or collapse the folder by clicking its disclosure triangle.

V-Rack tracks are separated from sequence tracks by divider lines before and after the first and last tracks in each V-Rack. Figure 41: V-Rack tracks in the Mixing Board track selector One corner is also rounded on the first and last tracks in a sequence or V-Rack to help visually group the related tracks. Additionally, each sequence and V-Rack has a label with its name above their associated tracks.

Figure 40: V-Rack tracks alongside sequence tracks in the Mixing Board

18 NEW FEATURES IN DIGITAL PERFORMER 7.24 CHANNEL STRIP When in two, three, or four column view, the fader defaults A new information window has been added to the Studio to the left side of the window. To reverse the order of the menu: the Channel Strip. This window shows the Mixing columns, deselect the “Fader on left” mini-menu item. Board channel strip controls for a single track. The Channel Strip behaves like other Information windows, updating to Additionally, similar to the Mixing Board, you can show and focus on the current track at hand. hide sections of the Channel Strip via the mini-menu:

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Figure 44: Showing and hiding sections in the Channel Strip window

Locking the Channel Strip window Figure 42: The Channel Strip window The Channel Strip window normally updates to follow the selected track, but it can be “locked” to display the track of The Channel Strip can be configured (via its mini-menu) to your choice regardless of the selected track. To lock the display in one, two, three, or four columns: Channel Strip window to the track currently showing in the a Channel Strip, click the lock button beneath the track name; click the icon again to unlock it.

Figure 45: The Channel Strip lock This only affects the Channel Strip window; if you’re displaying the Channel Strip in the Information Bar (see below), it will always follow the selected track.

Displaying the Channel Strip in the Information Bar As with other Information windows, the Channel Strip may be added to the Info Bar using Preferences > Information Bar. This allows you to control a track’s fader, pan knob, effect insert, and so on in windows that did not previously have them available, such as the Sequence Editor. You can configure the Channel Strip section differently in each edit Figure 43: One, two, three, and four column views window, if desired.

19 NEW FEATURES IN DIGITAL PERFORMER 7.24 ■ Track name ☛ For more information, see “Track Inspector” on page 311 in the Digital Performer User Guide.

TWO LINE INFORMATION BAR The “Use two lines…” option in the Information Bar preferences splits the Information Bar elements into two lines when more than three sections are showing to give each

Figure 46: The Channel Strip in the Information Bar section more room to display its contents. The controls function in the same manner as in the Channel RANGE AUTOMATION MODES Strip window, with the exception that the Inserts and Sends Four new automation modes have been added: Range Latch, sections display only one insert or send at a time. To change Range Touch, Range Trim Latch, and Range Trim Touch. which insert or send is being displayed, click the up/down arrows in each section. A label is shown to the left of the The new modes behave similarly to the regular Latch, Touch, insert or send to indicate which is shown. Trim Latch, and Trim Touch automation modes, but when recording automation using the Range modes, moving controls will change automation data only within a defined time range. The settings for the data on either side of the Figure 47: These controls change which insert or send is shown affected time range will be preserved. Small menus The Channel Strip has a mini-menu option to “Use Small Determining a time range Menus in Info Bar”. By default, this item is unchecked and To specify a time range for the range automation modes, use the menus shown in the Channel Strip’s Info Bar section are one of the following methods, which are listed in order of displayed at their full width. their priority: 1 an object or time range selection in the track

2 a time range selection in another track

3 the Memory-Cycle range

Range Latch and Range Touch With the Range Latch and Range Touch modes, the value of the automation data within the defined time range will become constant according to the setting of the control. Figure 48: The Channel Strip using small menus Therefore, these modes are useful for adjusting automation Configuring the Channel Strip data that is already flat, or for leveling a data curve that you When configuring the Channel Strip for the Info Bar wish to flatten. (Channel Strip mini-menu > Configure Info Bar), not all of the Channel Strip’s controls are shown. This is for two Range Trim Latch and Range Trim Touch reasons: With the Range Trim latch and Range Trim Touch modes, the current shape of the automation data curve within the 1 The EQ and Dynamics sections are not available in the time range (if any) is preserved, and the entire curve is moved Information Bar. up or down. Therefore, these two trim modes are ideal when there is already a shape to the automation data within the 2 The following controls are added to the Information Bar time range, and you wish to preserve that shape and simply by way of the Track Inspector: raise it or lower it altogether.

■ Solo/Mute/Record/Input

■ Automation play/record-enable

■ Input/Output

20 NEW FEATURES IN DIGITAL PERFORMER 7.24 Using the range automation modes Analog Chorus All four range automation modes are useful when mixing groups of tracks, such as background vocals or horn sections, within a specific time range, where you want to jump in and change the mix just for that range without changing it before or after.

These modes provide the following additional benefits:

■ The range automation modes allow you to use the same control for modifying the data as you did for entering it. For example, if you automated a plug-in filter sweep using the knob in the plug-in window, you can use that same knob to adjust your original sweep, without having to do by some other means (such as editing the automation data in the track).

■ The range automation modes allow you to make changes M-M M-S M-n S-S S-n n-n to automation data without having to switch edit windows to yes yes no yes no no display the automation data. Instead, you can continue viewing the data you are currently viewing, such as Analog Chorus emulates the popular Boss CE™ series of soundbites (or automation data of another type). effects pedals from the early ’80s. NEW EFFECTS PLUG-INS Rate: sets the rate of the LFO, in Hertz (Hz), between Ten new effects plug-ins have been added, providing faithful approximately 0.2 Hz and 3.7 Hz. emulations of classic effects useful for guitars, basses, and other audio sources alike. Depth: sets the depth of the LFO.

Channel configurations Mix (mono-to-mono and stereo-to-stereo): controls the wet The following shorthand is used to describe the available signal level. In stereo-to-stereo mode, the colored “dry” channel configurations: signals are passed directly to the output (L to L and R to R), mono to mono M-M while the “wet” signals are crossed (L to R and R to L). mono to stereo M-S mono to n-channels M-n Mode (mono-to-stereo): selects the stereo output mode. stereo to stereo S-S Mode I outputs the dry signal minus the wet signal in the left stereo to n-channels S-n channel and the dry signal plus the wet signal in the right n-channels to n-channels n-n channel; mode II outputs the dry signal in the left channel and the wet signal in the right channel.

Status light: displays the bypass state; when lit, the effect is active.

Pedal: bypasses or enables the effect. This works the same as the Effects window’s Bypass button.

21 NEW FEATURES IN DIGITAL PERFORMER 7.24 Custom ’59 Create your own amp Custom ’59™ lets you play an extremely accurate M-M M-S M-n S-S S-n n-n reproduction of the sound of each of these three famous yes yes no yes no no amps. But you can also mix and match the preamp tube, Custom ’59 is an amp modeling plug-in that lets you mix and preamp circuit and tone stack from each model to create match preamp tubes and circuits on-the-fly, with complete your own custom amp. automation of all parameters. Input jacks: selects the input channel and impedance. Modeled amps Channel I and Channel II each have a high-Z input (1) and a Custom ’59 models three renowned guitar amps: the original low-Z input (2). Fender® Bassman®, the Marshall® JTM45® and the Marshall® JCM800-2203®. Vol I, Vol II: volume controls for each channel.

Fender® Bassman® 3-band EQ: cuts or boosts for low, mid, and high frequencies. Originally designed for the Fender Precision Bass®, the Master: output level. Fender Bassman amp was quickly adopted by guitarists and eventually became perhaps the most famous and sought after Preamp Tube: selects a tube for the input stage. This guitar amp of all time. With its classic 4x10 design (four ten- determines headroom, first-stage gain, distortion character- inch speakers) and classic lacquered tweed cover, the istics and to some extent the frequency response of the Bassman sound is a bona fide icon among guitar tones and a volume control circuits. must-have for any tone aficionado. Preamp Circuit: selects the volume control circuit model for Marshall® JTM45® the indicated amp. Introduced in the early 1960’s, the Marshall JTM45 was essentially a clone of the Fender Bassman. Made popular by Tone Stack: selects the tone control circuit model for the Eric Clapton, the so-called “Bluesbreaker” amp is named indicated amp. after Clapton’s band at the time, in which he popularized the now signature sound of playing a Les Paul through the heavily distorted JTM45. Ever since, the JTM45 has been ensconced in the pantheon of world-famous guitar amplifiers.

Marshall® JCM800-2203® By the early ’80s, Marshall had developed the JCM800, with higher power tubes and a power boost from 50 to 100 watts. This amp produces perhaps the most widely recognized guitar tones of all time.

22 NEW FEATURES IN DIGITAL PERFORMER 7.24 D Plus Delta Fuzz

M-M M-S M-n S-S S-n n-n yes yes no yes no no

D Plus emulates the MXR Distortion+™ pedal; its crunchy sound has been widely used by Randy Rhoads, Jerry Garcia, M-M M-S M-n S-S S-n n-n Bob Mould, and many others. yes yes no yes no no

Output: level of the output signal. Delta Fuzz emulates the Electro-Harmonix Big Muff π™ pedal, used by many ’80s and ’90s bands including the Distortion: amount of distortion. Smashing Pumpkins, Dinosaur Jr., and Mudhoney. Source Z: simulates varying the source impedance of the Volume: output gain. device connected to the input, which affects the high- frequency response of the pedal. Tone: variable high-frequency boost, with shallow midrange notch. A setting of zero is similar to connecting a well-buffered pedal or a guitar with active pick-ups to D Plus’s input. When Sustain: amount of distortion. Source Z is in the range between about 3 and 5, it simulates a guitar with passive pick-ups at full volume. A setting in the Status light: displays the bypass state; when lit, the effect is range between about 6 and 10 simulates passive pick-ups at a active. lower value. Enable switch: bypasses or enables the effect. This works the Load Z: simulates varying the load impedance of the device same as the Effects window’s Bypass button. connected to the output, which affects the character of the distortion.

A setting of zero simulates the low-impedance input of a typical combo amplifier, whereas a setting of 10 is similar to connecting the pedal output to an amplifier’s high impedance input, typically 1 MΩ (megaohm).

Status light: displays the bypass state; when lit, the effect is active.

Enable switch: bypasses or enables the effect. This works the same as the Effects window’s Bypass button.

23 NEW FEATURES IN DIGITAL PERFORMER 7.24 Diamond Drive Intelligent Noise Gate

M-M M-S M-n S-S S-n n-n M-M M-S M-n S-S S-n n-n yes yes no yes no no yes yes no yes no no

Diamond Drive emulates the Voodoo Lab Sparkle Drive™ Intelligent Noise Gate is a noise gate designed specifically for pedal, which is itself an Ibanez TS9™ clone with a dirty/clean recording instruments that are prone to AC mains crossfader. interference.

Gain: amount of distortion. ☛ In the stereo-to-stereo variant, the stereo channels are processed independently. Tone: variable high-frequency roll-off, with peak at high settings. Threshold: trigger level that opens the gate.

Clean: crossfades between distorted signal and clean signal. Attack: rise time constant of the gate, in microseconds (µs).

Volume: output gain. Hold: amount of time the gate will stay open once triggered, in milliseconds (ms). Decrease if noise overhanging the note Status light: displays the bypass state; when lit, the effect is is a problem. active. Release: fall time constant of the gate, in milliseconds (ms). Enable switch: bypasses or enables the effect. This works the same as the Effects window’s Bypass button. Mains Frequency: tune this to your national power grid.

Noise Type: sets the plug-in to gate the dominant noise source in the input signal. AC interference noise is generally caused by one of two sources: “hum” is generated inside an amplifier that uses AC-heated pre-amp tubes, and “buzz” is caused by unstable voltages produced by poorly-regulated DC power supplies such as “wall wart” transformers for old stomp boxes. In North America, the fundamental frequency of the hum or buzz is approximately 60 Hz and 120 Hz, respectively.

Status light: displays the bypass state; when lit, the effect is active.

Pedal: bypasses or enables the effect. This works the same as the Effects window’s Bypass button.

24 NEW FEATURES IN DIGITAL PERFORMER 7.24 Live Room G Mic: selects the microphone type and position. Channels 1 M-M M-S M-n S-S S-n n-n and 2 can be set to one of five options: On Axis, Off Axis, Near, Rear, or Far Omni. Channels 3 and 4 can be set to one yes yes no yes no no of four options: XY, ORTF, Blumlein, or Wide Omni. Live Room G models a loudspeaker cabinet in a physical space. Pre-delay: advances or delays the signal to compensate for the time it takes for a signal to reach a microphone. Live Room G requires a library file containing data about these physical models. This file is placed by the Digital 3-band EQ: cuts or boosts up to 15 dB for low, mid, and high Performer installer here: frequencies.

/Library/Application Support/MOTU/LiveRoomG/ Pan (channels 1 and 2, stereo only): controls the placement LiveRoomG Data.bundle of the mono source in the stereo output signal.

Controls Blend (channels 3 and 4, mono only): controls the width of Cabinet Drive: amount of distortion provided by the cabinet. the stereo signal.

Output Gain: output level. Width (channels 3 and 4, stereo only): controls the width of the stereo signal. Cab: selects the cabinet model. See “Cabinet models” on page 26. Solo and Mute: soloes or mutes the channel.

Damping: controls the high-frequency roll-off of the room, Fader: output gain. similar to hanging curtains or setting up gobos. Side chain outputs Display area: graphical representation of the cabinet Live Room G provides a side chain output for each of its four selection, mic types, and mic positions.This is for display channels. The side chain output signals are split before Live purposes only; the graphic cannot be edited directly. Room G’s EQ, solo/mute, pan, fader, and output gain controls. This enables you to take advantage of Digital Microphone mixer Performer’s full mixing environment for each microphone There are four microphone channels, two mono (channels 1 channel, including plug-ins and automation. and 2) and one stereo (channels 3 and 4), each with its own set of the following controls:

25 NEW FEATURES IN DIGITAL PERFORMER 7.24 These side chain outputs are configured in the same manner RXT as multiple outputs from a virtual instrument — see “Multiple audio outputs” on page 279 in the Digital Performer User Guide.

Cabinet models The following cabinet models are provided:

■ 4x12 Modern: Intended for ultra-distorted chunks and sludge, yet versatile enough to handle smooth Santana-style leads.

■ 4x12 Vintage: Based upon an aging, road-worn British monster held together with gaffer’s tape and AquaNet. Perfect for those ’80s hair-band tributes and ’70s proto- metal.

■ 2x12 Combo: For Muscle Shoals-style southern-rock and M-M M-S M-n S-S S-n n-n country guitar tones. yes yes no yes no no ■ 4x10 Combo: Tuned for blues, jazz, rock and country. Based on a classic, man … RXT is an emulation of ProCo’s The Rat™ distortion pedal, which has been used by many bands like Nirvana, Sonic ■ 1x8 Junior: This one was set up to record distorted rhythm Youth, and Radiohead. guitar tones for rock and pop. If you like Eddie Money then this is your cabinet. Distortion: amount of distortion.

Filter: variable lowpass filter.

☛ This knob operates in reverse when compared to the other pedal plug-ins.

Volume: output gain.

Status light: displays the bypass state; when lit, the effect is active.

Enable switch: bypasses or enables the effect. This works the same as the Effects window’s Bypass button.

26 NEW FEATURES IN DIGITAL PERFORMER 7.24 Tube Wailer Über Tube

M-M M-S M-n S-S S-n n-n M-M M-S M-n S-S S-n n-n yes yes no yes no no yes yes no yes no no

Tube Wailer is an emulation of the venerated Ibanez TS-9 Über Tube is an emulation of the Ibanez Super Tube™ Tube Screamer™ overdrive pedal. overdrive pedal, a close but rare cousin of the Ibanez Tube Screamer™. Drive: amount of distortion. Drive: amount of distortion. Tone: variable high-frequency roll-off, with upper midrange peak at high settings. Bite: variable frequency mid-boost, like a “parked wah” mixed with the signal. Level: output gain. Level: output gain. Diodes: simulates replacing the stock silicon clipper diodes with germanium diodes. This reduces distortion level but Bright: variable high-frequency roll-off, with upper extends bandwidth. midrange peak at high settings.

Status light: displays the bypass state; when lit, the effect is Diodes: simulates replacing the stock silicon clipper diodes active. with germanium diodes. This reduces distortion level but extends bandwidth. Pedal: bypasses or enables the effect. This works the same as the Effects window’s Bypass button. Status light: displays the bypass state; when lit, the effect is active.

Pedal: bypasses or enables the effect. This works the same as the Effects window’s Bypass button.

27 NEW FEATURES IN DIGITAL PERFORMER 7.24 Wah Pedal Voicing: selects the frequency response model. “V846” represents a vintage ‘70s Vox 846™, “WhineBaby” a modern Dunlop CryBaby™.

Sweep Mode (stereo only): chooses which channels are in phase with the effect: left, right or both. For the out-of-phase channel, the pedal position is inverted after applying the sweep range modifications but before the sweep curvature is applied to simulate playing an identical pedal that is “turned around.”

Sweep Control: selects whether automation ramp data or MIDI continuous controller (CC) messages should be used to automate the pedal position and effect bypass.

When MIDI is chosen, any ramp data in the track is overridden, and the pedal position knob and pedal graphic do not affect the pedal position value.

Pedal CC: selects the MIDI continuous controller (CC) number assigned to the pedal.

Bypass CC: selects the MIDI continuous controller (CC) M-M M-S M-n S-S S-n n-n number assigned the bypass switch. Values 63 and higher yes yes no yes no no will bypass the effect.

The Wah Pedal plug-in simulates “wah-wah” pedals used by AUDIO UNIT INSTRUMENT SIDECHAIN INPUTS guitarists, bassists and keyboard players. Sidechain inputs are now supported on Audio Unit (AU) virtual instrument plug-ins as well as MAS instrument plug- Pedal Position: the position of the rocker pedal in percent of ins. forward sweep. This can be adjusted with the Pedal Position knob, or by clicking the rocker pedal and dragging up or WAVE64 down. The Wave64 extension to the Broadcast WAVE file format allows for audio files larger than 4 GB. If you anticipate Sweep Start: the starting position of the pedal relative to the creating audio files larger than 4 GB, choose the Broadcast full range of the pedal’s sweep. WAV E fi l e f o r m a t .

Sweep Range: specifies the sweep range as a percent of the ☛ How quickly you create a 4 GB file depends on the distance from the sweep starting position to the end channelization, sample rate, and sample format. When position. recording as an interleaved stereo 16 bit 44.1 kHz file, it takes about 6.7 hours to create a 4 GB file, but only about 7 minutes Sweep Exponent: defines the curvature of the sweep when recording as an interleaved 10.2 surround 32 bit response over the sweep range. This greatly affects the “feel” floating point 192 kHz file. of the pedal. Most wah pedals use a negative exponent. When using Broadcast WAVE, if a file will be smaller than Character: controls the relative amount of distortion, with 4 GB at the end of an audio recording pass, the resulting file zero being perfectly linear. Classic wah-wah pedals are will be a regular Broadcast WAVE file. If the resulting file will discrete designs that use feedback, but the simplicity of the be larger than 4 GB, it will use the industry standard Wave64 circuit allows some weak low-order harmonic distortion to extension to the Broadcast WAVE file format. find its way to the output.

28 NEW FEATURES IN DIGITAL PERFORMER 7.24 REALTIME FADES QUICKSCRIBE: LYRICS In previous versions of Digital Performer, audio fades and Lyrics can now be added to your score in the QuickScribe crossfades were created as audio files and placed in the Editor. project’s Fades folder. In Digital Performer 7.0 and later, fades and crossfades are calculated in realtime and do not generate any additional files on disk. Fades are applied non- destructively, just as with volume automation or realtime effect inserts.

Projects from Digital Performer version 6.02 and earlier may have a Fades Folder. If the project is opened in DP 7.0 or later, the fades will be calculated in realtime and the unused fade files will be deleted. When exporting a project for any version of Digital Performer prior to version 7.0, a Fades folder will be created automatically if needed.

IMPROVED SAMPLE RATE CONVERSION Digital Performer now uses a new sample rate conversion algorithm which provides increased precision, efficiency, and transparency, with a 138 dB signal-to-noise ratio. Figure 50: Lyrics in the QuickScribe Editor The Quality options found in the Audio File Conversion dialog (Figure 49) in previous versions of Digital Performer Entering lyrics for a single track are no longer needed — the same efficient, high quality To enter lyrics for a single track, choose the Lyric Text tool in conversion is always used. the QuickScribe tool palette ( ) then click on or below the desired note. Alternatively, assign a keyboard shortcut to the Enter Lyric command (Setup menu> Commands) and press the keyboard shortcut to enter a lyric below the selected note (or, if there is no selection, below the note nearest to the playback wiper).

An empty lyric text box will appear, ready for you to type in:

Figure 51: An empty lyric text box Type a single word or syllable in the empty box. To advance the edit box to the next note, press the spacebar to start a new word, a dash ( - ) to enter another syllable in the current word, or an underscore ( _ ) to extend the current word or syllable to the next note. (Note, however, that you don’t have to add underscores for a syllable that extends across tied notes — underscores are added automatically beneath tied notes when you hit the space bar to go to the next non-tied Figure 49: The Audio File Conversion dialog note.)

To dismiss the lyric text box, press Enter or Return to confirm, or Escape to cancel.

29 NEW FEATURES IN DIGITAL PERFORMER 7.24 Entering lyrics shared by multiple tracks you already have lyric text from another source (such as a Lyrics can be associated with two or more tracks. For word processor or email) and would like to add them to your example, in a SATB choral score (Soprano, Alto, Tenor and score all at once using the Auto Flow command. Bass), you might have lyrics that are shared among the Tenor and Bass parts (tracks) for a portion of the score, or perhaps shared by all four parts. You can freely choose which parts the lyrics are associated with, at any time. For example, the four SATB parts might have individual lyrics for some sections of the score and shared lyrics for other sections of the score. You have complete control over which parts (tracks) the lyrics are associated with.

If you wish to associate lyrics for multiple tracks when first entering the text, simply select a note in each track at the location where you want the shared lyric text to begin, and then either click with the Lyric Text tool or press the Enter Lyric command keyboard shortcut, as usual. An empty lyric text box will appear, but its vertical position below (or between) the shared staves will be governed by the Lyrics Preferences. See “Lyrics placement” on page 32.

Working with shared lyrics Figure 52: The Lyrics window Lyric text that is shared among several staves, will appear Auto Flowing lyrics with each staff that it is linked with, whether the staff is Follow these steps to Auto Flow lyrics into your score: displayed by itself or together with shared tracks. 1 Open the Lyrics window and type or paste text. If you have existing lyric text on the page, and you would like to see which tracks it is linked with, click the lyric text box 2 Format the text so that it will flow properly onto the with the Arrow cursor to select it and choose Text menu> QuickScribe page, using spaces, dashes, and underscores as Display> On These Parts Only. Tracks with check marks next described in “Entering lyrics for a single track”, above. to their names are linked to the lyric. Choose any track from this sub-menu to toggle its checked/unchecked status. Doing 3 Select the portion of the text in the Lyrics window that you so will link/unlink the track to the lyric text, respectively. want to flow onto the QuickScribe page.

You can freely assign and unassign lyric text to any track or If you place the insert cursor anywhere in the Lyrics window, tracks using the On These Parts Only sub-menu as explained only the text after the insert cursor will be flowed. If you above. make a selection in the Lyrics window, only the selected text will be flowed. If you wish to flow all of the text in the Lyrics Editing lyric text window, either place the insert cursor at the very top of the To edit existing lyric text, double-click the lyric. While the window, or select all the text in the window. lyric text box is pop-edited, you can press Tab or Shift-Tab to advance to the next/previous lyric. Tabbing will go to the 4 Select the track(s) that you want to associate with the next or previous lyric that is linked with that same track or flowed lyrics. tracks. Be sure to keep this in mind when you are working on a section of a score that has lyrics linked to different tracks, as If you don’t make a track selection, then the lyrics will flow tabbing may not necessarily jump to the very next, adjacent into the first visible track in the score, beginning at the first lyric text box if it is not linked to the same track(s) as the note at or after the playback wiper location. If you select a current text box. note in a track, the lyric will flow over the notes in that track only, beginning at the selected note. If you select notes in The Lyrics window multiple tracks, the lyric will be “shared” by all of those The Lyrics window (Project menu) allows you to enter and tracks, and will flow over the combined notes in all of the edit lyrics into your score via a conventional text editor selected tracks. See “Lyrics preferences” below for settings environment. The Lyrics window is particularly useful when that control how lyrics are displayed for multiple tracks.

30 NEW FEATURES IN DIGITAL PERFORMER 7.24 5 Click on the Auto Flow button to flow the selected lyric The text from each text object will appear on a line by itself in text into the selected tracks. the Lyrics window, and all instances of two or more spaces will be reduced to a single space. Reflowing text after making edits The Lyrics window is not dynamically linked to the text in Once all of the page text is in the Lyrics window, you can edit the QuickScribe score. Therefore, if you make changes in the it to add syllable breaks and extensions. Delete the old page Lyrics window, you will need to reflow the text afterwards to text from the score and use the Auto Flow process to flow all update the QuickScribe score. Remember, you can reflow of the text back onto the score as lyric text. just a portion of the lyrics by selecting just the edited text in the Lyrics window and then selecting the note in the score Recapturing lyrics from the score into the Lyrics window where you want it to reflow. The Lyrics window is not dynamically linked to the text in the QuickScribe score. Therefore, if you add new lyrics Erasing lyrics directly to the QuickScribe score or make edits directly on To erase lyrics, use the Arrow tool to select the desired lyrics the score, these changes will not be automatically reflected in in the QuickScribe window and press the Delete key or the Lyrics window. To update the Lyrics window text, you choose Erase from the Edit menu. must recapture the lyrics from the score.

To quickly erase a large section of lyrics, select a note in the If you would like to send lyric text from the score to the Lyrics part(s) whose lyrics you want to erase and press the Erase in window, choose Capture Lyric Text from the Lyrics window Track button in the Lyrics window. This will erase all lyrics in mini-menu. This captures the lyric text for the tracks shown the selected part(s) after the selected note. in the QuickScribe score; if there is a selection, only the lyrics in that time range will be captured. Copying and pasting lyrics Lyrics are not MIDI events; rather, they are a special kind of To capture all text from the score (excluding date/time and QuickScribe page text. Therefore, they will not copy along page numbers), use the Capture All Text command. with notes if you cut and paste sections of the notes themselves. You can, however, easily recapture the lyrics Lyrics preferences from the copied section to the Lyrics window and then re- The Preferences window (Digital Performer menu) has a flow them into the QuickScribe score at the pasted location; Lyrics pane to specify the default text style, placement, and see “Recapturing lyrics from the score into the Lyrics syllable extension behavior of lyrics. window”, below.

Hiding lyrics To temporarily hide lyrics, deselect “Show Lyrics” in the QuickScribe mini-menu.

Lyrics in an arranged score You can enter lyrics into a linear score and then arrange it. Once arranged, lyrics for verses will automatically stack on top of each other in verse sections. You can also arrange the score first, and then Auto Flow into the arranged score. In that case, the Auto Flow algorithm still flows the lyrics into each linear measure in turn, stacking the lyrics as needed in each pass through the repeated sections.

Converting regular page text into lyrics If you have projects containing regular page text that you would like to convert to lyric text, the Capture Non-Lyric Text command (Lyrics window mini-menu) pulls the text from page text objects in the score (excluding date/time and page Figure 53: Lyrics preferences numbers) and puts the resulting text into the Lyrics window. Lyric text style Options are provided to specify the font, size, and style of lyric text in the Lyrics window and on the QuickScribe page.

31 NEW FEATURES IN DIGITAL PERFORMER 7.24 Lyrics placement Type the desired chord symbol in the empty box. The first Various options specify the placement of lyric text on the character, the root note, must be a letter A–G ; after that, you QuickScribe page. may use any of the following symbols:

☛ When specifying a vertical offset between two staves or Symbol Description What to type tracks, the offset is the distance beneath the top staff or track. sharp pound sign ( # )

Syllable extensions flat B By default, syllables are extended by underlining, but you can minor sign hyphen (-) alternatively put a dash under each note. ° diminished symbol Shift-Option-8

Apply To Score ø half diminished symbol Option-O The Apply To Score button applies changes made in the Lyrics Δ major 7th triangle Option-J preferences to the current project’s QuickScribe score. 6/9 chord suffix 6/9 QUICKSCRIBE: CHORD SYMBOLS diagonal slash for hybrid chord, slash ( / ) Chord symbols can now be added to your score in the inversion, or altered bass QuickScribe Editor. Chord symbols are MIDI track events, horizontal slash for a poly chord underline ( _ ) and can be transposed along with MIDI notes. any other text the text itself Entering chord symbols To enter a chord symbol, choose the Chord Symbol tool in For chord suffixes, type the opening character, the desired the QuickScribe tool palette ( ) and click on or above the suffix, then the closing character. Use these opening and desired note. Alternatively, assign a keyboard shortcut to the closing characters: Enter Chord Symbol command (Setup menu> Commands) and press the keyboard shortcut to enter a chord symbol Symbol Description What to type above the selected note (or if there is no selection, above the stacked suffix with parentheses Left parenthesis, playback wiper). Right parenthesis

stacked suffix with braces Left Braces ( { ), An empty chord symbol edit box will appear, ready for you Right Braces ( } ) to type in the symbol: stacked suffix with brackets Left Bracket ( [ ), Right Bracket ( ] )

stacked suffix with no braces or Option-Backslash ( « ), brackets Shift-Option-Backslash ( »)

For example, to create this chord symbol: Figure 54: An empty chord symbol edit box

…type “C7(#9b13)”.

After typing a chord symbol, press Enter or Return to confirm.

To enter additional chord symbols, press Tab or Shift-Tab to advance to the next/previous metric position in the measure (as determined by the “Tab key advances” preference explained below) or Option-Tab or Shift-Option-Tab to jump to the next/previous measure. If a chord symbol already exists at or before the next position that you will Tab or Shift-Tab to, the chord symbol will be pop-edited for editing.

32 NEW FEATURES IN DIGITAL PERFORMER 7.24 Transposing chord symbols ■ To the next note Chord Symbols are transposable along with other MIDI Setting preferences from existing chord symbol data. Select the desired chord symbols, with or without a The Commands window (Setup menu) includes a Use Chord MIDI note selection, and choose Region menu > Transpose. Symbol Settings as Prefs command. If you select a chord Select the “Transpose chord symbols” checkbox, choose the symbol and invoke this command, the font, size, style and desired transpose options, and Apply. vertical offset settings for the selected chord symbol are Chord symbols in the Event List copied into the Chord Symbol preferences for use by all new Chord symbols are also displayed in the Event List. This is for chord symbols. display purposes only — chord symbols cannot be edited in ☛ This command is available only when you have a single the Event List. To edit chord symbols, use the QuickScribe chord symbol selected. Editor. Setting preferences on-the-fly Hold down the Control key while dragging a chord symbol to set the resulting vertical offset of the chord symbol in the Chord Symbol preferences, which will be used by all new chord symbols.

QUICKSCRIBE: OTHER ENHANCEMENTS Various enhancements have been made to operations in the QuickScribe Editor:

■ All page text, including chord symbols, can now be

Figure 55: Chord symbol in the Event List horizontally or vertically constrained while dragging by holding the Shift key. Hiding chord symbols To temporarily hide chord symbols, deselect “Chord ■ You can now use the arrow keys to nudge all selected page Symbols” in the View Filter (Setup menu). text up, down, left, or right.

■ You can now select multiple page text objects and drag, Chord symbols preferences nudge, or delete them all at once, or change their text The Preferences window (Digital Performer menu) has a attributes using the Text menu. Chord Symbols pane to specify the default text style and tabbing behavior. ■ The Text menu now puts a checkmark next to an attribute only if all selected page text objects have that same setting. For example, if one selected page text object is 10 pt and another 12 pt, nothing will be checked in the Text menu > Size submenu.

■ You can now associate a page text object with more than one track so that it will appear on the QuickScribe page when any of its associated tracks are visible. The track association is controlled by a submenu of track choices under Text menu > Display > On These Parts Only, where you can choose as Figure 56: Chord symbol preferences many tracks as you wish.

Text style ■ Dynamics Symbols now have a separate option in the View These options specify the default font, size, style, and vertical Filter, so they no longer disappear when you filter out System positioning of chord symbols. exclusive (SysEx) data.

Tab key advances ■ The View Filter now has options for Normal, Display-only The options for Tab are to advance in one of three ways: and Playback-only notes. These View Filter options make it possible to edit Display-only and Playback-only notes in ■ To the next beat or the next note, whichever comes first other edit windows besides the QuickScribe Editor, such as the Graphic Editor and Event List. ■ To the next beat

33 NEW FEATURES IN DIGITAL PERFORMER 7.24 ■ The Measure Spacing dialog now updates the QuickScribe You can also type in the pop-edited field. As you type, the page in realtime as you drag the slider. drop-down menu will narrow the list to show only the markers containing the character(s) that you’ve typed. In the MERGE SOUNDBITES ENHANCEMENT example shown in Figure 59, typing “ver” would narrow the When there is a time range selection that extends beyond the list to Pre-Verse 1, Verse 1, and Verse 2, while typing “2” selected soundbite(s), the Merge Soundbites command would narrow the list to Verse 2 and Chorus 2. The up/down (Audio menu) now extends the beginning and end of the arrow keys can be used to navigate the list. resulting soundbite to the entire selection range. RESIZABLE COUNTER WINDOW IMPROVED PHRASE PARSING IN TRACKS OVERVIEW The Counter window (Studio menu) is now freely resizable, Phrase parsing in the Tracks Overview has been improved. and the text size scales along with the window size. At larger In most cases Digital Performer will automatically and sizes, the Counter window is easily visible from across the intelligently creates phrases of data of the most appropriate studio or across the stage. length, but phrase parsing can be further customized with a new setting in the Tracks Overview preference: Break phrases COPY & PASTE COUNTER VALUES longer than _ measures into _ measure phrases. Counter values can now be copied and pasted to easily move time values from one field to another. This works in nearly any field where a counter value is displayed: the main counter, aux counter, Information Bar, and so on.

1 Click in any counter field so that it becomes pop-edited.

2 Press Command-C or choose Edit menu > Copy. Figure 57: Phrase Settings preferences This setting is used to optionally break long phrases into 3 Click in the main or aux counter field to highlight it. smaller phrases. You can specify one to eight measures for either field in this setting. 4 Press Command-V or choose Edit menu > Paste.

MARKER COUNTER COUNTER ROUND ON ENTRY By default, the Counter’s “Round on Entry” option, found under the Time Format menu (Figure 60), is enabled and edits to larger time fields will clear smaller time fields. When the “Round on Entry” is disabled, smaller time fields are Figure 58: The Markers counter preserved when editing larger fields. The Markers counter type displays the most recent marker in the counter. This counter type can be used in either counter as in the Control Panel, or the Counter window.

The Markers counter can also be used to locate to a marker. Click on the marker name to pop-edit the field and display a drop-down menu, then choose a marker by clicking on it or pressing Return or Enter to choose the highlighted marker.

Figure 60: The “Round on Entry” option For example, locate to 3|2|017, then select the counter’s bars field and drag it upward. With “Round on Entry” enabled, the counter value will become 4|1|000, 5|1|000, 6|1|000, and so on.; with “Round on Entry” disabled, the counter value Figure 59: The Markers counter, pop-edited will become 4|2|017, 5|2|017, 6|2|017, and so on.

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